Washington, March 5 (IANS). US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that “Americans do not want war” and strongly criticized President Donald Trump over the escalating military confrontation with Iran. He alleged that Republican members in the Senate were supporting the President’s “military adventurism”.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Schumer said that the American people, regardless of political ideologies, are opposing the increasing military conflict in the Middle East. “Americans don’t want war, not Republican voters, not independents, not even many of Trump’s ‘MAGA’ supporters,” he said.
He said that people feel that they have been betrayed by what is happening in the Middle East and that the members of the Senate who are refusing to stop Trump’s aggressive policy are also responsible.
Schumer said Wednesday the Senate missed an opportunity to block the Trump administration. He said, “This was a disappointing and low-level moment for the US Senate. As the war in the Middle East escalates every day, Senate Republicans stood behind Trump’s military measures, while the American public is widely opposed to them.”
He warned that the conflict was spreading beyond its initial scope. Schumer said fighting was reported to reach as far as the Indian Ocean in the south and drone strikes as far as Azerbaijan in the north.
The Democrat leader also accused the Trump administration of constantly changing the objectives of the military operation. He said that if we listen to the statements of Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and President Trump, it is clear that they are moving forward without a clear strategy.
Schumer said the effects of this conflict are now visible within the US, especially in the form of rising fuel prices. He said that gas prices have increased compared to a week ago and this is worrying American citizens.
–IANS
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